2017: Justin Fairfax Running fo Lt. Governor in Virginia

Virginia Statewide 2017. Justin Fairfax, a former prosecutor fro the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia will run for Lt. Governor of Virginia in 2017. Fairfax came very close to defeating the current Attorney General in Virginia in 2013,

As first reported by the Washington Post, “the candidacy of Fairfax, 37, an African American, would inject diversity and an energetic style into a Democratic ticket that includes the comparatively low-key Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam and Attorney General Mark Herring.” Northam will be running for Governor as Herring runs again for Attorney General.

Fairfax was the Co-Chair for Sen. Mark Warner’s 2014 re-election campaign and is an attorney for the well known law firm, Venable.

Twitter: @LVBurke / Lauren Victoria Burke is an independent journalist who analyses politics and justice reform. She created Crewof42.com, a blog that covers the work of African American members of Congress, in 2009. Ms. Burke has also been a staffer for the Senate Democratic Policy Committee and Director of Communications for Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN). She has had a very diverse career in politics and media and appears weekly on NewsOneNow with Roland Martin. She has also appeared on Hardball with Chris Matthews, Politics Nation with Al Sharpton and Up with Steve Kornacki on MSNBC. She is also a contributing writer for NBCNews.com and TheRoot.com
Ms. Burke was born in the Bronx, New York and grew up on Long Island. She holds a B.A. in History from The American University. E-mail: LBurke007@gmail.com. Instagram: LVB325.

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